Journal article
The missing link between the extensional dynamics of polymer melts and solutions
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark1
Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark2
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark3
The Danish Polymer Centre, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark4
Based on extensional viscosities measured on narrow molecular weight distributed (NMMD) polystyrenes and polystyrene oligomer dilutions thereof, we discuss the relation between the flow physics of polymer solutions and melts. A polymer solution is here characterized as a dilution where the diluent contains less than two Kuhn steps.
At the same entanglement number (e.g. concentrations) its extensional viscosities are up to about 300% higher than the corresponding viscosities for polymer blends. A blend is understood as a polymer system diluted with polymer/oligomer containing active chain in term of Kuhn steps, e.g. at least two Kuhn steps.
A similar disagreement is observed between blends and pure NMMD melts, both containing the same entanglement number. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2014 |
Pages: | 1-6 |
ISSN: | 18732631 and 03770257 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2013.11.002 |
ORCIDs: | Rasmussen, Henrik K. and Huang, Qian |